My parents (Fred and Maurine) making the laps somewhere after 11pm. As you can see they have the decorate paper sacks along the inside and outside of the track. Each one has a message or memorial for either a cancer survivor or someone who has lost their life to cancer. They took some bags and spelled out HOPE in the bleachers. Each sack had a little battery operated tea light inside which lit things up once it got dark.
This is the back of a bag that my mom made as a memorial to Grandpa Lyle and Grandma Glenna (my mom's parents) who we lost to cancer. My mother took it to her family reunion and let all of the family sign the bag and leave messages.
This is the othe side of the bag. My mom did have a picture of the two of them in a heart but the wind took the picture off. But it doesn't really matter, the messages were what is most important.
(Becky's)Mom walking around the track.
This is a bag that Chad and I created for my grandparents to be eluminated along the track. I have never known two people who were more Christlike, accepting, giving, forgiving, and incredibly in love with one another. We miss and love them alot but hope that we can carry on their legacy in our own lives. That is a pretty tall order to fill!Check out the news article in the Ely Times at the website below:
2 comments:
Congrats on the new little man! He is such a cutie. I love the realy for life bags, thanks for the little memory! Glad you are doing well, we missed you at the family reunion, hopefully someday soon we will all be able to meet up!
Wow that's so amazing that so much was raised how wonderful! We were sad you couldn't make it to the family reunion, you were missed! Can't wait to meet the little guy!
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